About SJS

St. John’s School instills in its students intellectual enthusiasm, leadership, and an appreciation of discovery. We encourage students to focus on achievement with a willingness to explore varied paths to reach their goals. Because the SJS community revels in scholarly, athletic, and artistic adventure, day-to-day life at St. John’s is filled with the joy of learning and doing, both for students and for faculty.

Admission

Since 1946, St. John’s School has been encouraging dedicated students to study, inquire, play, and thrive. Combining accomplishments in academics, athletics, and the arts with selfless service, St. John’s students join and continue our tradition of action, distinction, and service on and off campus. Offering students a supportive environment filled with possibility and fun, we celebrate their lives of discovery, and delight in seeing their successes here in Houston and beyond.

Academics

Offering a thirteen-year sequence of college-preparatory education for its students, the St. John’s School experience focuses on developing the intellectual, ethical, social, spiritual, moral, and physical capabilities of every enrolled student.

School Life

Throughout the thirteen-year sequence, our students thrive in an environment that combines challenge with support, work with play, and individual success with the common good. We celebrate the student willing to use these special years to engage in the possibilities at St. John's and in the world beyond.

Support St. John's

In developing leaders for tomorrow, St. John’s is mindful of the fact that it exists because of the generosity of its founders and seeks to build upon that same spirit of philanthropy today. From current students, to faculty and staff, to parents and alumni, the St. John’s community instills the importance of giving back.

The St. John’s School Fine Arts Department offers students the opportunity to enroll in piano lessons on campus. The piano program is a thirteen year preparatory curriculum taught by our outstanding piano faculty, who are trained in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and are experts in their field. We aim to develop overall musicianship in each student through a reading based curriculum. Individualized lesson plans are rooted in developing each student’s skills, appreciation for all styles of music, and confidence in performance. Private lessons are complemented by small group sessions which provide opportunities for collaborative learning.

Teaching Philosophy

To foster complete musical growth through performance, technique, and theory

To set a basis for creative, and motivated practice

To encourage students to reach their highest potential through performance opportunities

To facilitate discovery based learning that grows independent students

Students who are enrolled in the St.John’s School private piano program will receive:

traditional private lessons

collaborative and small group sessions to explore comprehensive musicianship skills such as ear training, harmonization and improvisation

master class instruction

recitals and recital rehearsals

participation in FORUM Music Teacher’s Association events throughout the year including the TMTA Theory Test and other competitive/non-competitive events

After School Group Piano for Grades K–1:

St. John's School offers group piano instruction for Kindergarten and First Grade.Explore, Discover, and Create! Group piano class is a discovery-based experience that fosters independent learning at the piano in a group setting. Students will explore the fundamentals of piano and music in a fun and creative way. Classes are comprised of movement activities, group discovery, small group centers, semi-private lessons, and performance practices that are age appropriate for students in Kindergarten and 1st Grade.

Group classes are 45-minutes in length and will meet every week throughout the piano term at St. John’s School. Group Piano Class will be instructed by Mrs. Yarborough and Dr. Zuraw, providing a low student to teacher ratio and individualized attention.

Term dates for School Year 2018-2019

Term One: August 27 -January 11

Term Two: January 14 - May 10

Lesson

Tuition by term

Description

Group Piano:

Kindergarten & Grade 1

$1240

small group lessons, supplemented by semi-private mini lessons (55 minutes)